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The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county (1801)

Author: Britton, John, 1771-1857; Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854; Nightingale, Joseph, 1775-1824; Brewer, J. N. (James Norris); Evans, J. (John), fl. 1812; Hodgson, John, 1779-1845; Laird, Francis Charles; Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853; Bigland, John, 1750-1832; Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864; Hood, Thomas, d. 1811; Harris, John, 1756-1846
Subject: Architecture; Architecture
Publisher: London : Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor and Hood [and 6 others]
Year: 1814
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
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Book from the collections of: unknown library
Collection: americana

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Added engraved t.p. in each vol

In vol. XII-XVIII, title and imprint vary slightly

"In the earlier volumes [I-VI] the letterpress seems to have been mainly Brayley's, while the general editing was ... Britton's."--Dict. nat. biog. (article Britton)

Britton and Brayley "practically withdrew from the undertaking (1814) and other writers filled their places."--Dict. nat. biog. (article Brayley)

Supplemented by: "Introduction to the original delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, intituled The Beauties of England and Wales. Comprising observations on the history and antiquities ... together with remarks on the progress of ... architecture in succeeding ages. By J. Norris Brewer." (xl, 676 p. : 2 fold. maps. ; 25 cm.) Published: London : Printed for J. Harris [etc.], 1818. Bibliography: p. [540]-584. Call number: DA625.B383

NUC pre-1956

19th C. Architecture, Weinreb Cat. 53

Upcott, W. English topography

Includes indexes

For full contents note see NUC pre-1956 cited above

"List of books, &c" with each county

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